Stories / Social inclusion /

“To protect people from the pandemic, I, along with my SHG members decided to tailor masks and distribute in the community, and educate people about wearing masks, practice social distancing and handwashing,” says Srinu.

News / Eye health /

Extending eye services to the least served areas, Sightsavers India is enabling people to live lives of independence and dignity

May 2020

Stories / Social inclusion /

Preeti* from Chittaurgarh is 20 years old and has orthopaedic disability. At five years of age, Preeti met with an accident in which she lost one of her legs.

Stories / Social inclusion /

This lockdown has been hard on Zainab*. She has no respite and break from her family members and fights in the house have increased a lot.

Stories / Social inclusion /

Savita is 24 years old and has orthopaedic disability. She comes from a remote village in Chhattisgarh, India.

Stories / Social inclusion /

Aparna* lives in a quaint little village of Bikaner with her parents, two brothers and one sister in-law.

Stories / Social inclusion /

Nomesh hails from Raipur district in Chhattisgarh, India. He has sickle cell disease (an inherited red blood cell disorder in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body).

Stories / Social inclusion /

Shiva is 28 years old and has orthopaedic disability. He comes from a small village in Gaya district of Bihar.

Stories / Social inclusion /

Pratima from Jabalpur had low vision since birth.

News / Eye health /

Sightsavers India successfully achieves 1 million sight restoration surgeries across the country between the years 2015 to 2019 today.

March 2020

We work to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.

Find out how your support can make a huge difference and change lives.

India

Srinu’s story

Right to sight

Preeti's story

Zainab's Story

Savita's story

Aparna's story

Nomesh's story

Shiva's story

Pratima's story

Sightsavers India completes 1 million Sight Restoration Surgeries in a span of five years

Protecting sight and promoting disability inclusion